Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-17
District Government Affair.".


District Government Affair.".
REFUND1NG THE DRUMARRs TAX.
The commercial agents license tax question &c
setIied. me collector OF taxes has been in.
proper parties any money received by him foI
EXITS AND FIRR-RscAPRs
MI, ame s1anu Jury ana Building Inspector Entwisle
| nave concluded their examination OF the exits
ana nre-escapes ia public buildings to-day. Ker
mans Theater and the Dime Museum were the las,
ters, the Government Printing Office, &C. several
weeks ago. 1t Is probable that they will suggest
several material alterations.
AWATER TAX ON HYDRAULIC MOTORS
Inc commissioners have decided 10 fmposa n
water tax upon all persons who use hydraulic
motors. NO tax has ever been assessed AGAINST
this class OF consumers.
THE POLES MUST CO.
The telegraph poles which carry the wtnps he
tween this city and the Reform school will be c,t
0owh In a Few days The District commissioners
to,day notified Supt. Miles, OF the telephone and
Ceiegraph service, and the Chesapeake and Poto-
mac Telephone Co., to the above effect.
PLUMBERS BEFORE THE COMMISSIONERS.
committee from the Master Plumbers Associa.
ZION composed OF MI. Robert Campbell, chairman.
went before the Board OF Commissioners TODAY
Ineir OBJECT was TO secure the revocation of an
a py one which required plumb
ers 10 hOtlly the sewer department when they
IounQ q sewer without branches In order that
tne department might do the work. Prior to that
IA.
now claim that when the work is done Inv the
sewer department 1t subjects them TO unnecessary
.r1uoie ana expense, because they can do il them.
selves Inc commissioners revoked the order
however, this condition OF things win reyolution
I.ed when the new saddle" branch is introduced.
masa ~ on Inc PIPE ana when IL is necessary TO
MAKE a Dranch, all that the plumber will have TO
w Will Oe 10 dg down TO and tap the pipe through
hUie in the saddle, and then insert the branch
TUE UNcoLLEcTKD WATER MAIN TAX.
The water department has begun to serve mo-
nTODerfV W
the water main tax that il must be paid at once
OF o show cause why it should not be done The
600. which. however. is for the most
part divided between two or three
n nasoH Rac. cases For instance the Wash.
Trinidad farm. There is one pipe which supplies
water Tor use In house on the farm Occupded by
a veterinary surgeon The amount OF Waterman
lax winch may be assessed against the compaDy
al The rate OF one cent and quarter SQUARE fO1r
Is over $39 OOO and all this is for water from one
Slaa'i pipe winch Is used Tor domestic purposes.
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued by Inspector Entwisle as fol.
lows: E +. Jones, TO erect six brick dwellings,
$11, ZOO, on Linden street, LIE Droit Park; D. IT, Ha
Ill to 7l9 Sd street sw; Miss N. J. shaw. 10
erect brick dwelling 1880. numbered 1913 I'd
street southeast: j. A. stewart, to erect brick
east; j. Wade, to alter 1031 Sth street northwest
$500; Peter Clark, to alter house on southwest
corner OF 34th and Q streets northwest
MISCELLANEOUS
A. II. WalcOtt has been appointed an additional
private or the police force, without COMPENSATION
therefor from the District.
FOUND BABY IN AN ALEY.3Officer Turnburke
found two-mOnths' old colored baby In the alleg
between r and and AZ and 9Th streets this
morning and took 1t TO 81. AIMS Infant Asylum.
Officer Jordan Fined for Assault.
JUDGE SMELL FINDS HIM GUILTY OF sLAPPrNG A
YOUNG BICYCLlsT.
xha Cixy%h,
the police court to-day charged with Shaping Al
bert D. Mattingly, young bicycle rider, on the
day OF the unwilling OF the Garneld statue Wit
nesses for the prosecution testified that the bow
was riding down the avenue through the crowd
and the off1cer grabbed the bicycle The bow fell
and the witnesses SAID the Sicer slapped him
to run over the oicer, when the latter grabbed it
70 protect himself. Then he pushed the boy hack
The Judge said the oflicer did right in making
the boy get out OF the way with his bicycle but
according TO- the testimony he was compelled to
A 1ne Of S was imposed. Appeal noted.
RECOVERY ON CONTAGIOUS BoNDs.-To-day IN
United states against A Boone and otSsrs ., tne
tried These were TO recover for faiIures to rrv
ieT sayng che mails and
lively. similar case against McEWen and on hers
resulted In a verdict for plaintiff for 500. -e''
N.W CHURCH kNfER?RBk-At o meeting OF
Q number OF teachers and members OF 81. PSul's
English Lutheran sunday School Rev. Ds. nomeS
pastor, held last evening" It was resolved 20 start
q branch afternoon Sunday school In South Wash
tngton with view OF organizing Fourth English
Lutheran church In this city at an eariy date
THIS new Organization wiz be In charge OF M n
z. Se1tz, Formerly OF Glen Rock, YORK County pa
where ne - known rs IN elnc1ent SUNDAY school
WORKER A number OF the members OF st Pauls
wiz extend helping hand In order TO make this
movement 10 south Washington a success. por-
ton OF Blake Hall, on I'M street. near street
southwest. has been secured a. the place for the
THE SHOVEL AssAulE-Wm Carter the young
cOaoteQ man VINO WIS arrested yesterday after.
noon Tor striking VIM. kiesecker on the head with
snovel as published In yesterdays STAR, was re
leased on $50 collateral To-day, In the Police